Production Models

Toyota Corolla Altis 2017

Just in time for its 50th birthday, Toyota Motor Philippines is giving its best-selling Corolla Altis compact sedan an A-List makeover for the 2017 model year. Already boasting qualities like reliability and durability, can the stylish new Corolla add sporty style and performance to its resume?

The 2017 Corolla Altis gets a slew of aesthetic enhancements beginning with the outside. Refining Toyota’s trademark “Keen Look” and “Under Prority” design, the 2017 Corolla Altis’s new face is visually bolder, stronger, and wider. Credit goes to the new headlights (incorporating Daytime Running Lights or DRLs), bumper, and grille. Apart from the strong and wider look, it also smoothens out the Corolla Altis’s appearance. More changes are found in the wheels with new and new rear combination lamps.

Inside, the asymmetrical dash of the Corolla Altis has been re-worked and features materials that uplift the cabin feel both visually and tactilely. A new soft-touch leather insert now runs across the entire length of the dashboard capped off at each end with rounded air conditioning vents. Meanwhile, the center console has been reworked, incorporating the new infotainment system and climate control.

Mechanically, the 2017 Corolla Altis remains unchanged. Power in the 2.0V is from a 2.0-liter double overhead cam 16-valve engine with a variable length intake system which Toyota calls ACIS or Acoustic Control Induction System. It maxes out at 145 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 187 Nm of torque at 3,600 rpm.

As always, the Corolla Altis is a surprisingly good performer. It’s solid, stable, and refined on just about any road surface. At the same time, the 2.0-liter engine coupled with the Continuously Variable Transmission or CVT gives peppy performance without sacrificing fuel economy.

While there are no changes under the hood, the 2017 Corolla Altis is the safest car in its class. Already lauded at the ASEAN NCAP Grand Prix 2016 as a “Rising Star” for safety, the new Corolla Altis boasts of 7 airbags (driver, passenger, side, curtain, and driver’s knee), anti-lock brakes (ABS), and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) as standard equipment.